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Africa & World Politics, Corruption Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said the Federal Government is in the process of repatriating from Jersey the stolen £300 million. Onyeama stated this in Abuja, on Tuesday, at a news conference organised as part of activities to mark the one year anniversary of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration. Jersey, an independent English-speaking territory with […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
NIGER government has arrested scores of Boko Haram militants and will hand them over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial, President Mahamadou Issoufou has said. This was contained in a document from the World Humanitarian Summit, ongoing in Istanbul, Turkey and made available to reporters in New York. The document said Mr Issoufou made this […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Deji Akinwande, a Nigerian professor in the United States (US), has received America’s highest research award. Earlier in the year, Akinwande was named by President Barack Obama, as one of the recipients of “the highest honour bestowed by the US government for science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.” […]
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Campus Sex Files, Headlines
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Dear Professor Oluchi, I am a 300 level student at Lagos State University and my boyfriend recently told me that he is bisexual and is interested in of all people a former boyfriend of mine whom I broke up with to date him. I am very shocked and confused at this announcement as his sexual […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Femi Fani-Kayode •EFCC whisks ex-minister to Lagos Eniola Akinkuotu and Ramon Oladimeji The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has transferred a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, to its Lagos office. The EFCC also obtained a fresh remand order from a Lagos Magistrate’s Court to hold the ex-minister for another 21 days. Fani-Kayode, who […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, was absent from his ongoing trial before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. Upon an inquiry by the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, about Metuh’s whereabouts, his lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), said the defendant was on a […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Safety Commission has endorsed the move by the Federal Road Safety Corps to introduce speed limiting devices on vehicles in the country as part of measures to curb road crashes. A report of the committee, which The PUNCH obtained in Abuja on Monday, indicated that the […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Jude Owuamanam, Jos The Jonde Jam Fulani Youth Association has said there is a conspiracy to tag all Fulani herdsmen across the country as criminals, warning that such a move will affect the unity of the nation. The National President of the group, Saidu Maikano who spoke to journalists in Jos, the Plateau State capital, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, May 23rd, 2016
Pope Francis embraced the grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican on Monday in a historic encounter both sides hope will lead to greater understanding and dialogue between the two faiths. The first Vatican meeting between the leader of the world’s Catholics and the highest authority in Sunni Islam marks the culmination of […]
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Headlines, Religion
Monday, May 23rd, 2016
Bayo Akinloye Popular Nigerian pastor, Sunday Adelaja’s church is currently enmeshed in an adultery scandal following allegations that he had extramarital affairs with at least 20 women in his church. Adelaja, founder of one of Europe’s largest churches, Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations Church in Kiev, Ukraine, is now under […]
